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San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area

1,999,107 Population
2,679.7 square miles 746 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2018 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.1 ±0.2 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in California: 36.7 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 38.2 ±0.2

Economics

$57,797 ±$965 Per capita income
  • about 1.5 times the amount in California: $37,124 ±$161
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in United States: $33,831 ±$77
$124,696 ±$3,147 Median household income
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in California: $75,277 ±$317
  • about double the amount in United States: $61,937 ±$94

7.2% ±0.6% (141,568  ±11,392) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in California: 12.8% 4,969,326 (±0.2% / ±62,249)
  • about half the rate in United States: 13.1% 41,852,315 (±0.1% / ±232,949)

29.8 minutes ±0.3 (28,939,535  ±431,742) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in California: 30.2 525,695,390 (±0.1 / ±2,353,182)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 27.1 3,967,761,655 (±0 / ±7,704,522)

Families

663,870 ±4,148 Number of households
  • California: 13,072,122 ±21,485
  • United States: 121,520,180 ±153,217
3 ±0 (1,962,412  ±2,892) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in California: 3 38,731,195
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.6 319,075,830

5% ±0.5% (24,689  ±2,375) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in California: 4.7% 454,027 (±0.1% / ±11,738)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,956,960 (±0% / ±30,916)

Housing

697,955 ±1,004 Number of housing units
  • California: 14,277,867 ±1,010
  • United States: 138,539,906 ±4,033

$1,091,100 ±$11,990 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about double the amount in California: $546,800 ±$2,008
  • more than double the amount in United States: $229,700 ±$366

14.2% ±0.8% (281,121  ±15,202.6) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in California: 12.5% 4,882,022 (±0.1% / ±55,698.9)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 14.1% 45,452,496 (±0.1% / ±185,008.3)

Social

89.1% ±1.2% (1,238,765  ±17,296.4) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in California: 83.8% 22,460,627 (±0.3% / ±72,265.5)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 88.3% 197,114,684 (±0.1% / ±245,154.7)
52.9% ±0.9% (734,880  ±12,480.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.5 times the rate in California: 34.2% 9,171,076 (±0.2% / ±45,281.7)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 32.6% 72,750,461 (±0.1% / ±151,650)

52.7% ±0.8% (990,241  ±14,574.2) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in California: 44.6% 16,554,135 (±0.2% / ±55,548.1)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 21.9% 67,268,668 (±0.1% / ±198,318.9)

38.5% ±0.6% (768,600  ±12,325) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.4 times the rate in California: 26.9% 10,625,980 (±0.1% / ±51,558)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,728,721 (±0.1% / ±157,222)

3.3% ±0.2% (51,676  ±3,109) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in California: 5.1% 1,538,797 (±0.1% / ±17,814)
  • about half the rate in United States: 7.1% 17,964,242 (±0% / ±66,854)
51,676 Total veterans ±3,109 47,346 Male ±3,009 4,330 Female ±995

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